Viola Helen (Williams) Gaskill, 98, formerly of 232 West Chestnut Street, Canton, passed away Sunday (Jan. 24, 2010) at 5:50 a.m. at the Clayberg Nursing Home in Cuba.
She was born in Brereton on June 14, 1911, the daughter of John and Lucy (Libby) Williams. She married William “Bill” Henry Gaskill on Dec. 14, 1929, in Burlington, Iowa. He died Oct. 26, 1993.
Surviving are one daughter, Jane (Dan) Walter of Canton; one son, Ronald (Norma) Gaskill of Tampa, Fla.; six grandchildren, Kevin (Tania) Walter of Danvers, Brian Walter, of Janesville, Wis., Adam Walter of Springfield, Tina (Eric) Hinchman of Sarasota, Fla., Terry Gaskill of Tampa, Fla., and Tammy Gaskill of Tampa, Fla.; two great-grandchildren, Hope Walter of Danvers and Zachary Gaskill of Tampa, Fla.; and one sister, Josephine Fish of Morton.
Also preceding her in death were her parents, four brothers, and nine sisters.
Viola had previously worked at Denney Cleaners and the Tiny Tot Shop. She was a member of the Wesley United Methodist Church of Canton and its Esther Lydia Circle.
Services will be Thursday at noon at Murphy-Sedgwick Memorial Home, Canton, with an hour prior visitation. The Rev. Roger Russell will officiate. Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery, Canton.
Memorials may be made to the Clayberg Nursing Home or the Wesley United Methodist Church.
To submit online condolences, you may go to www.sedgwickfuneralhomes.com

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